Marine Cpl. Bradach-Nall was assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation. Family and friends remembered Travis as a fun-loving, courageous man with a love for music and a sense of adventure. In high school, he wrestled, played drums and sang in the choir. Travis seemed to blossom after joining the Marines a month after graduation from Grant High School in northeast Portland. The Marines made him happy. He felt that was a good place for him to be. He liked the discipline and the challenge; the opportunity to travel. He also liked tattoos, which covered his arms and torso. And he was particular about them. They couldn't be average Marine Corps fare; every tattoo had to be original. After his mother pleaded with him to stop getting tattoos, he came home sporting a telltale bandage. But when he uncovered it, she had to laugh. A heart encircled the word “Mom”. His explanation: "It seemed appropriate since you're always on my back." Travis had been scheduled to leave Iraq shortly after major combat ended on May 1. He planned to go to college and learn to fly a helicopter. But when he heard more help was needed, he volunteered to stay an extra three months.
Marine Cpl. Bradach-Nall was assigned to Combat Service Support Group 11, Camp Pendleton, California. He was killed in an explosion during a mine clearing operation. Family and friends remembered Travis as a fun-loving, courageous man with a love for music and a sense of adventure. In high school, he wrestled, played drums and sang in the choir. Travis seemed to blossom after joining the Marines a month after graduation from Grant High School in northeast Portland. The Marines made him happy. He felt that was a good place for him to be. He liked the discipline and the challenge; the opportunity to travel. He also liked tattoos, which covered his arms and torso. And he was particular about them. They couldn't be average Marine Corps fare; every tattoo had to be original. After his mother pleaded with him to stop getting tattoos, he came home sporting a telltale bandage. But when he uncovered it, she had to laugh. A heart encircled the word “Mom”. His explanation: "It seemed appropriate since you're always on my back." Travis had been scheduled to leave Iraq shortly after major combat ended on May 1. He planned to go to college and learn to fly a helicopter. But when he heard more help was needed, he volunteered to stay an extra three months.
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